Beware: Bitumen scam

POLICE are warning shonky road-surfacing salesmen dubbed the "Bitumen Bandits" could be doing the rounds of the Fraser Coast.

Booral and Craignish community members have reported alleged fraudsters offering cheap bitumen left overs from work performed in the area.

One Booral resident yesterday described raising the alarm after a suspected scammer tried to con her into a bitumen deal.

The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Chronicle a man in a white Toyota Landcruiser went door to door in a Booral street but could not provide credentials or a company name when questioned.